Oberkappel: Panorama route

We hike or go to the Austria/Bavaria border crossing, where we immediately turn right to the end of the meadow, where we sharply turn left along the Osterbach to the junction to the wildly romantic “Bärnloch”. We hike uphill turning left through a hamlet, then turn left again to the southwest until the first beautiful view of Oberkappel. It continues right to the asphalt road and then left to a sewage treatment plant. From there half-left on a forest path to the dam of the Ranna bathing lake. On the other shore after about 100 m, we turn left onto a forest path to a parking lot. From there, one could hike directly back to Oberkappel. But we follow a forest path past Dittmannsdorf to the ÖMV pumping and compression station. There we branch off, almost circle the huge facility and come to another beautiful panoramic view of the western slopes of the parish forest ridge. Back at the junction, after a large farm, we turn left eastwards onto a forest or meadow path with another beautiful panoramic view. After crossing Rannariedler street steeply downhill again towards the Ranna. In the “Langmühle” we turn onto a meadow, later forest path on the right bank of the Ranna. At the “Konzinger Steg” we cross the reservoir and turn left onto the Kneipp and forest wonder path, which also has interesting and entertaining stations for children. After the bridge over the Zanklbach, turn right on a forest path to the hamlet of Finsling or straight on directly to Oberkappel. Before Finsling, turn left, follow the road for 100 m and then turn right on a meadow path to the Süss chapel, already visible from afar with a beautiful panoramic view. After 200 m, we arrive back at the starting point.

Hiking backpack (including rain cover), sturdy footwear

Parking in the town or at the inn “Zum Hammerwirt”

This route is presented to you by the Danube Upper Austria tourism region